Evacuation Backlog Grows as Saigon Flight Shortages Persist
UPI reports President Ford aims to leave only a bare minimum of Americans in Saigon by nightfall amid a growing backlog of evacuees at Clark Air Base Philippines. More than 2,500 refugees arrived, with 500 more expected, as a tent city expands to handle up to 4,000. A large group waits in the Pentagon East area at Tan Son Nhut. Backlogs stem from aircraft shortages and paperwork, with many families of departing Americans among those evacuated.
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United Press International
Ford
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Clark
Pentagon East
Dao
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
John Anderson
R-Iil
Anderson
Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of Defense
Vietnam
Air Force
Hawaii Marines board for duty
At least 400 Marines boarded chartered jetliners in Honolulu with reports the third regiment had flown to Southeast Asia. Troop movements followed an alert, as Marines from Kaneohe and Hickam Air Force Base were seen deploying, with preparations for possible Saigon evacuations. President Ford said the moves strengthen Pacific detachments.
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Honolulu
UPI
Indochina
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
Hickam Afb
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Washington
Ford
Pacific
Beautification Commission plans 7500 dollar budget request
The Beautification Commission moved to present a 1975 76 fiscal budget of 7500 dollars to the City Council as a lump sum for various projects. Planned items include the city entry sign on Highway 246 near Grefco Ingram Park improvements downtown planters and trash receptacles Wye beautification master street tree project and Library landscaping. Funds come from public donations. An encroachment permit was granted to plant 25 flats Ceanothus in the Wye by June with a request to extend to November for planting and 750 will fund Growing Ceanothus in the city nursery until fall planting.
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Highway 246
Grefco
Ingram Park
Wye
Lompoc Public Library
Mike Kaufman
State Division of Highways
Price spiral eases as March CPI posts 0.3 rise
UPI reports March consumer prices rose 0.3 percent, the smallest gain in 20 months, aided by lower mortgage rates and cheaper beef eggs and sugar. Food prices fell 0.5 percent, the largest drop since 1967, while gasoline edged up and new car prices rose.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
County Seeks Federal Aid to Repair S-20 Cave-In Road
Santa Barbara County officials announced a $300,000 offer to help repair the S-20 Vandenberg Road cave-in, but federal approval lags. Repair costs are estimated at $800,000 to $1 million with potential delay into next fall’s rainy season and worries a later winter could worsen conditions.
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Vandenberg Road
Charles Wagner
Santa Barbara
Banana scandal ousts Honduras president
Gen. Oswaldo Lopez Arellano was ousted in a bloodless coup linked to a $1.25 million bribe from a U.S. firm seeking banana tax relief. Honduras military rulers announced the move and cautioned there was no immediate word on his whereabouts amid rumors he fled toward Nicaragua.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
UPI
Oswaldo Lopez Arellano
U.S
Lopez
Nicaragua
Ford links Congress inaction to South Vietnam collapse
President Ford argues that Congress withheld fast military aid, enabling the South Vietnamese collapse and Saigon withdrawal. Congress delays final action on humanitarian and evacuation funds as leaders seek to study the situation and terms of aid.
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Washington
Saigon
House
Carl Albert
Congress
Ford
Senate
South Vietnam
U.S
Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Frederick C. Weyand
CBS News
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Henry Kissinger
Ellwood Pier bid tests county funding for 2500-foot pier
County supervisors signaled intent to acquire Ellwood Pier as a public fishing and recreation site with a $1,118,000 plan. Burmah Oil and state funds would cover most costs, while locals push for the long pier as a rare opportunity. UCSB professor notes ecological reserve considerations for adjacent beach areas.
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Dick Praul
State Wildlife Conservation Board
Ellwood Pier
Michael Pahos
Pahos
James L. Slater
Goleta Valley
Robert E. Kallman
Slater
Frank Frost
Burmah Oil Co
Signal Oil
Wildlife Conservation Board
A.G
Rutsch
California
UC Santa Barbara
Joseph Connell
van Christy
County Park Commission
Robert Gibbons
Goleta
Foreign Service
Santa Barbara
Supervisors oppose food stamp program in Grand Jury resolution
The Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a Grand Jury resolution calling for abolition of the food stamp program as degrading and costly. By a 40 vote the board will seek congressional support while adopting a single application progress as an interim cost saver. The Grand Jury urged a full welfare reevaluation and criticized the program as counter productive and prone to fraud while proposing cash aid instead. Weather notes follow with coastal fog and mid 50s to low 60s daytime highs.
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Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Grand Jury
Harrell Fletcher
James M. Slater
Betty L. Weisman
June S. Christensen
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Alaska
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Lompoc
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Olympic Arena
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